Jar-lifter.



J; W. PRIOR.

JAR LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4| 19H 1,300,648, Patented Apr. 15 1919.

INVENTOF Jea t/Prior ATTOFI HEY.

unrrnn STATES PATENTUFF1CE.

JED WJPRIOR; on BURLINGTON, VERMO T.

JAR-LIFTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JED W. PRIOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements. in Jar-Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in jar lifters, and more par ticularly to the type whereby the jaws thereof are operated by slight pressure upon the handle. H

An important object of myinvention is to provide a device including a guide means whereby the excessive movementof the jaws, both longitudinally and laterally, be restricted' j Another object of my invention is to provide a device bent from a single strand of wire which is strong, durable, inexpensive to manufacture and elficient in practice.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent'during the course vof the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the description and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on a line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, and

Fig. 4 is an end view.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1, designates a spring loop or coiled portion which is formed by bending a strand of wire 2, substantially intermediate its ends. The free ends of the wire 3 and 4 are bent to extend in the same direction to diverge from the loop which will thereby form the resilient handle of the device. The arm 3 extends in this diverging direction a substantial dis tance, and is then bent inwardly atright angles to the arm 3, as at 5, and extends to a point substantially intermediate the arms 3 and 4. The end of this portion 5 is then bent upwardly of the arms, as at 6, to extend at right angles to the portion 5, and the loop 1. The terminal of the portion 6 is then bent in arcuate formation to form the semicircular jaw 7. The jaw 7 is adapted to be arranged transversely of the arms 3 and 4 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 15, 1919. Application filed March 4, 1918. Serial No. 220,323.

andat right angles to the plane of the spring oop.

To form the co-acting jaw and the guide referred to, the arm 4 is adapted to be su stantially shorter than the arm 3, and to be bent inwardly to extend transversely of the arms and to form one side 8, of the guide. This side 8 extends inwardly, and around the forward end of the co-acting arm 3 as at 9.,and back transversely of the arm to form the outer side 10, of the guide, which is adapted to extend substantially parallel tothe oppositesideS. When the side 10 reaches the point where the side 8 was bent to form the arm 4, it is bent as at 11 to form the inclinedjportion 12, which extends forwardly of the arms 3 and 4, to, or across the inside of the portion 6. The inclined portion 12, as does the portion 5, extends to a point substantially equidistant of the arms 3 and 4 and across the coacting arm at the juncture of the portions 5 and 6. The free end' of the inclined portion 12,-is then bent at right angles thereto as at 13, and into arcuate formation to form the semi-circular co-acting jaw 14. This jaw is also arranged transversely of the arms 3 and 4 and extends outwardly of the arms upon the same side with the jaw 7, and in a plane, substantially at right angles to that of the loop.

It will be seen that the loop 1, by its resilient characteristics will normally hold the arms 3 and 4 in the diverged position and the jaws 7 and 14 in their closed position.

By exerting a pressure inwardly, upon the arms 3 and 4, it will be noted that the jaw 7 will be forced outwardly of the jaw 14, as will be clearly shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. During this operation it will be noted that the forward end of the arm 3, will be guided in the guide formed by the sides 8 and 10, and that the lateral movement of the jaw 7, and the arm 3 will be resricted by the arm 3 being engaged be tween the arm 10 of the guide and the inclined portion 12 of the arm 4. The outward lateral movement of the jaw 7, after it has been extended a substantial distance, is prevented by the forward end of the arm 3 engaging with the incline portion 12 and the side arm 10.

In order to lift hot jars, dishes and the like, the arm 3 and 4 in the handle is held in a vertical position with the jaws 7 and 14 which are substantially parallel to the floor. A pressure is then exerted upon the handle to open the jaws, Which are placed to surround the jar or; thearticle then the pressure on the handle is released and the jaws will resiliently close upon the articleai Then the jaws are in this closed position on: the article to he raised, the devicemay then be raised together with the article clamped between the jaws an'dtrah'sported from place to place Without burning or scorchin-g'the'fingers ofthe operator.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is tohe taken as'a preferred example of the same, and thatvar'ious changes in the shape, Size and arrangement of parts may be re sorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention orth'e scope of' the Subjoinectclaiins,

Having described my invention I claim:

' 1. A lifter comprising a single piece.

of Wire having acoiled central portion and a pair of arms extending in normally diverging" relation therefrom,- the Wire at the end ofone arm being bent to-e xtendtoivard its co=acting arms then bent again to form a ja'iv portion extending at right angles to the plan'e oftlie coiled portion, the wire at the end oftheother arm beingbent toward the coacting arm and-around said arm and then back to its're'spective armto form a loop guide to surround its'coaetingarni, and the extremity of said end of the Wire being bentto and across theinner side of'the aw portion then bent again to form a second 'j-aw portion arr-anged at right angles to the plane of said coiled portion of the lifter.

"2-.1A jar lifter comprising a single piece of Wire having a coiled central portion and having; apair of arms normally extending in diverging relation thereto and in the same plaae as" tlieoiled "portion, the Wire at the acting 'arm,' and i the extremity ofsaid end of Y the Wire being further" bent ininclined relation to the guide to extend forwardly to and across the inner side ofth'e jaw portion then bent' atright angles-6 the "inclined portion to form a second semi-circular jaw p' or'tion arranged atriglit' angles to theplane of the coiled portion of the lifter N p In testimony W'her I aiiixmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JED-W. PRIOR.

Witnesses: H

. 1 n w. DoRA M. Gamay; 

